The comedy "Oconomowoc," the feature-film debut of Lawrence University graduate Andy Gillies, has its first Milwaukee-area showings at four theaters in the next two weeks.

Filmed in the title western Waukesha County community, "Oconomowoc" centers on a twentysomething, played by fellow Lawrence alumnus Brendan Marshall-Rashid, who moves back home with his mother and stepfather and agrees to help a friend rebuild his mishandled T-shirt business. | April 21, 2013»Read Full Article(3)

Nearly a dozen local writers served as guest booksellers Saturday at Boswell Book Company as part of an Indies First campaign spearheaded by Sherman Alexie.

While the writers were happy to sign copies of their own books, they were eager to talk with visitors about books they enjoyed reading and recommend to others. I talked with four of them Saturday: | Nov. 30, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

A new television service is scheduled to launch in 11 Wisconsin counties in early 2014, offering customers basic channels for a subscription price starting at $8 per month — provided the service survives lawsuits from broadcasters who say it steals their copyrighted material.

Already, Aereo Inc. has expanded throughout the New York metropolitan area, Boston, Atlanta, Detroit and five other cities — with plans to enter Chicago and much of central Wisconsin soon. | Nov. 30, 2013»Read Full Article(49)

It's a beautifully rendered tribute that also channels the core message in what Pickering rightly calls "the greatest secular fable of human redemption ever written": our ability to change and grow, playing many roles and living multiple lives, if we can but open our hearts to the love and dedication of those many people challenging us to be our best selves. | Nov. 30, 2013»Read Full Article